Bagged it via the "one tree couloir" 3rd class chute on the west side. Then followed easy third class rock on/just below the ridgeline to the summit. Took a direct route down the west face from the summit down some fun third class rock.

The North Arete was pretty fun, and so was the South Ridge descent. Kept to the crest of the latter ridge almost the entire way--a bit spicy in a couple of places, and I was glad I still had my rock shoes on, but great fun. Continued on to Mammoth Crest (a spicy snow climb with just an ice axe), traversed every bump along that to Duck Pass, and then continued on tagging every bump along Sherwin Crest before ending the day on Mammoth Rock. Longer outing than I'd expected, but a fun one.

Climbed with David Victor after flying in from the Bay Area. What a luxury to dispense with the long drive to the Eastern Sierra! Nice route, particularly the crystal pitch and the ridge traverse. The flight in was pretty nice too... see my photo-TR at this location.

Got bored on a family ski vacation, so I started skiing around the valley. Pretty soon I decided to reconnoiter the crag. One thing lead to another, and pretty soon I was on top. Wish I could have said the same thing for my love life!

Very easy 5.7, but you just cannot beat this approach. Rock turned out to be pretty good quality! We barely missed a thunderstorm. After summiting, we descended the West face when the first drops of rain hit us.

Took longer than I expected, but quite an enjoyable climb. Fun first 2 technical pitches, then unroped for the rest of the way. Crystal pitch was weirdly cool, and exposure for the rest of the traverse was exciting! Great climb & summit!

Did the same route Josh described in the very first post; this my first ever Sierra roped route. This the most obvious line on the East Face. The 5.7 Josh describes comes in the first 40'- 50' of face climbing. NIce golden rock; no pro as I recall. Gully then turns to a sandy hke, then back to 4th class, 5.0 and some 5.4 B4 you hit the 3rd/ 4th class North summit ridge

This was a fun afternoon climb. Easy access and what an incredible view from the summit. I always wondered where Mammoth Lakes got its name, now I know. I soloed the route in about thirty minutes, the further left you climbed on the arete the better the rock quality.

I thought this climb was supposed to be good, but it was complete crap. It's a zero star climb, IMO. If it weren't for the bizarre section of pure quartz, it would be a negative one star climb. (NOTE: My quality assessment pertains ONLY to the climb -- not the formation/summit itself).

I started up the a buttress-like formation on the East Face, then it turned into a gully, then a ridge. I was in my running shoes and the rock was very loose and licheny, so it was a little scary. The route I took was probably about 5.7 with a lot of 4th class. I didn't see any signs of previous climbers. The pen in the summit register was non-functional.